Dirk Koetter signs contract extension with Falcons

Dirk Koetter has signed a deal to stay with the Falcons as offensive coordinator after interviewing for several head-coaching positions.

Dirk Koetter's been a hot name floating around various NFL openings over the past 48 hours or so. You can strike the Falcons offensive coordinator off the list of potential candidates --he's signed an extension with Atlanta.

Dirk Koetter has decided to remain with the Atlanta Falcons, and will not pursue a head coaching position at this time. #RiseUp

But the Falcons apparently bowled him over with a deal, and perhaps by pointing out that another year with the combo of Matt Ryan/Roddy White/Julio Jones would only make him a more attractive candidate in the future.

Koetter previously had been head coach at Boise State and Arizona State before jumping to the NFL to be the offensive coordinator of the Jaguars. When Jack Del Rio was dumped, Koetter pseudo-flopped with current Jags coach Mike Mularkey, taking Mularkey's spot as OC in Atlanta.

The Falcons ranked eighth in total yardage, sixth in passing yardage and fifth in passing touchdowns in the NFL this season en route to capturing the No. 1 seed in the NFC.

Will Brinson joined CBS Sports in 2010 and enters his seventh season covering the NFL for CBS. He previously wrote for FanHouse along with myriad other Internet sites. A North Carolina native who lives...
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